State election in Schleswig-Holstein 1975
The 8th state parliament election in Schleswig-Holstein took place on April 13, 1975 . Prime Minister Gerhard Stoltenberg stood for re-election for the first time and was challenged for the first time by Klaus Matthiesen , SPD parliamentary group leader and opposition leader since 1973.
Previous state election
In the state elections in 1971 , the CDU had won the absolute majority in the country for the first time, which it now wanted to defend in this election.
The SPD under Jochen Steffen could not take over the government. Steffen had withdrawn from politics after his second defeat and made room for Matthiesen.
The Südschleswigsche Voters' Association (SSW), which was exempt from the five percent hurdle , was represented by a member in the state parliament.
Election result
Eligible voters: 1,840,596
Voters: 1,514,646 (turnout: 82.29%)
Valid votes: 1,504,683
Political party | be right | Share in% |
Direct MAN date |
Seats |
---|---|---|---|---|
CDU | 758.227 | 50.39 | 36 | 37 |
SPD | 603.360 | 40.10 | 8th | 30th |
FDP | 107.042 | 7.11 | 5 | |
SSW | 20,703 | 1.38 | 1 | |
NPD | 8,123 | 0.54 | ||
DKP | 5,926 | 0.39 | ||
KPD | 699 | 0.05 | ||
DMP | 472 | 0.03 | ||
Individual applicants | 131 | 0.01 | ||
Total | 1,504,683 | 44 | 73 |
The CDU was able to defend the absolute majority with slight losses. The SPD also suffered slight losses, while the FDP almost doubled its result and returned to the state parliament with 7.1 percent of the vote. The SSW was able to maintain its 1.4 percent result and continued to be represented by one member in the state parliament.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Eligible voters, voters and distribution of votes in% (PDF), Statistical Office for Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein.